National News

MONTREAL — Montreal's mayor says the province must expand its disaster compensation program in the wake of torrential rainfall over the weekend that flooded many homes.

OTTAWA — A prominent Jewish organization is pushing for Canada to deny entry to two bands being investigated in the U.K. after their appearance at a popular British music festival last month.

OTTAWA — The diplomats' union and former ambassadors are raising concerns about Prime Minister Mark Carney's planned cuts to the foreign service, just as Global Affairs Canada is looking to expand its presence abroad.

MONTRÉAL — A man with ties to al-Qaida who allegedly threatened to bomb public transit will likely plead guilty, his lawyer said Monday at the Montreal courthouse.

OTTAWA — The Federal Court says Indigenous Services Canada acted unreasonably to deny funding for mould removal in a house for two First Nations children with asthma under its Jordan's Principle program.

LANGLEY — Police in Metro Vancouver say they have yet to identify a suspect in a targeted assault that sent a woman to hospital for urgent treatment of "severe burns" resulting from exposure to an "unknown substance.

OTTAWA — The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost dozens of birds in an outbreak of avian flu last winter will be heading to the Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday as they try to stop the remainder of their herd from being culled.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government should be cautious as it considers giving mayors more power — authority that could create a “mini American presidency" in communities across the province — says a political scientist.

MONTREAL — One of four men accused in an alleged anti-government plot to forcibly take possession of land in the Quebec City region was granted bail on Monday.

OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is looking for feedback from Canadians on national security and defence spending and fortifying the Canadian economy amid an ongoing trade war as he prepares to deliver a federal budget in the fal